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Fukushima Wastewater Released Into Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan.
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No Pause On Demolitions, Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Ban
The Supreme Court today refused to pass a blanket order banning demolitions across states, stressing that such a move will curtail the rights of municipal authorities.
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Japan Eases Blanket Ban On New Incoming Flight Bookings
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Leading Bitcoin Machine Manufacturer to Halt Sales in China Operations Following Crypto Crackdown: Report
Other players in the cryptocurrency arena are also pulling away from China following its blanket ban on crypto trading.
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Cryptocurrency Crackdown in China: After Latest Ban, Over $400 Million Worth of Tokens Liquidated Within 24 Hours
As the cryptocurrency market recovered from the crash it suffered in April–May — primarily because of tightening Chinese regulation on trading and mining of cryptocurrencies — another round of crackdown by China has left the market in the red. Chinese regulators intensified their hammering down of these digital assets, imposing a blanket ban ...
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Google, Facebook, Twitter, More Tech Giants Threaten to Leave Pakistan Over Censorship Rules
Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
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Maharashtra Ends Blanket Consent To CBI Probes In Clash Over Ratings Case
The Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra on Wednesday withdrew the general consent it extended to the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct probe in the state, setting up grounds for a fresh face-off with the BJP. The move makes it necessary for the central agency to get the state government's permission to conduct investigations in ...
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Visibility Below 100 Metres As Dense Fog Engulfs Delhi, 20 Trains Delayed
A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital early this morning affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically. Conditions on the city roads were no different as vehicles were seen moving at low speeds with emergency lights on.
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Karan Singh, Whose Father Signed Accession, Says Kashmir Move Has "Positives"
Congress leader Karan Singh, whose father signed the terms of Kashmir's accession in 1947, said today he did not agree with a "blanket condemnation" of the centre's decisions, which, he said, were "unusually fast and caught all of us completely by surprise". The decisions would have far-reaching implications on many levels, said Karan Singh, the la...
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Hawaii Volcanic Smog Blankets Marshall Islands
Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving west.
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Beijing to Limit Motorists on Heavily Polluted Days
Beijing has introduced measures to limit the number of motorists on heavily polluted days, the latest move by authorities in the Chinese capital to battle the choking smog that has blanketed the city in recent years.
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In Jharkhand, Sterilisation Operation Done Under Torchlight
At a state-run health clinic, guided by torchlight, surgeons in Jharkhand sterilised nearly 40 women because there was no power on Wednesday night. The women were then moved out of the operating theatre and made to lie down or sit on the ground in a corridor. There were no stretchers or blankets; no attendants to offer any post-operative care.
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Uttarakhand: Leaving home for safer ground
A cloud rolls into Dhasra village blanketing everything with a shroud of white. The nervousness is apparent on Indri Devi's face as she quickly gulps down the remainder of her tea. "We need to start moving now," she tells me, and without waiting, gets up and darts into her hut in the village.
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Indian government eavesdropping 'chilling', says rights group
The Indian government's move to implement blanket eavesdropping of online activities, telephone calls and text messages is "chilling", Human Rights Watch said today as controversy raged in the US about Internet surveillance.
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Fukushima Wastewater Released Into Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan.
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No Pause On Demolitions, Supreme Court Refuses Blanket Ban
The Supreme Court today refused to pass a blanket order banning demolitions across states, stressing that such a move will curtail the rights of municipal authorities.
-
Japan Eases Blanket Ban On New Incoming Flight Bookings
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant.
-
Leading Bitcoin Machine Manufacturer to Halt Sales in China Operations Following Crypto Crackdown: Report
Other players in the cryptocurrency arena are also pulling away from China following its blanket ban on crypto trading.
-
Cryptocurrency Crackdown in China: After Latest Ban, Over $400 Million Worth of Tokens Liquidated Within 24 Hours
As the cryptocurrency market recovered from the crash it suffered in April–May — primarily because of tightening Chinese regulation on trading and mining of cryptocurrencies — another round of crackdown by China has left the market in the red. Chinese regulators intensified their hammering down of these digital assets, imposing a blanket ban ...
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Google, Facebook, Twitter, More Tech Giants Threaten to Leave Pakistan Over Censorship Rules
Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.
-
Maharashtra Ends Blanket Consent To CBI Probes In Clash Over Ratings Case
The Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra on Wednesday withdrew the general consent it extended to the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct probe in the state, setting up grounds for a fresh face-off with the BJP. The move makes it necessary for the central agency to get the state government's permission to conduct investigations in ...
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Visibility Below 100 Metres As Dense Fog Engulfs Delhi, 20 Trains Delayed
A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital early this morning affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically. Conditions on the city roads were no different as vehicles were seen moving at low speeds with emergency lights on.
-
Karan Singh, Whose Father Signed Accession, Says Kashmir Move Has "Positives"
Congress leader Karan Singh, whose father signed the terms of Kashmir's accession in 1947, said today he did not agree with a "blanket condemnation" of the centre's decisions, which, he said, were "unusually fast and caught all of us completely by surprise". The decisions would have far-reaching implications on many levels, said Karan Singh, the la...
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Hawaii Volcanic Smog Blankets Marshall Islands
Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving west.
-
Beijing to Limit Motorists on Heavily Polluted Days
Beijing has introduced measures to limit the number of motorists on heavily polluted days, the latest move by authorities in the Chinese capital to battle the choking smog that has blanketed the city in recent years.
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In Jharkhand, Sterilisation Operation Done Under Torchlight
At a state-run health clinic, guided by torchlight, surgeons in Jharkhand sterilised nearly 40 women because there was no power on Wednesday night. The women were then moved out of the operating theatre and made to lie down or sit on the ground in a corridor. There were no stretchers or blankets; no attendants to offer any post-operative care.
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Uttarakhand: Leaving home for safer ground
A cloud rolls into Dhasra village blanketing everything with a shroud of white. The nervousness is apparent on Indri Devi's face as she quickly gulps down the remainder of her tea. "We need to start moving now," she tells me, and without waiting, gets up and darts into her hut in the village.
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Indian government eavesdropping 'chilling', says rights group
The Indian government's move to implement blanket eavesdropping of online activities, telephone calls and text messages is "chilling", Human Rights Watch said today as controversy raged in the US about Internet surveillance.
